Chartism and Protest and Change Flashcards
Who were the chartists?
A group of like minded people who had clear aims
Give 3 aims of the Chartists?
Votes for all men
Secret Voting
Wages for MPs
What did the Chartists do?
Had a peaceful protest but once the petition was rejected they stormed Newport
How did the Chartist movement fail in the short term?
Due to a strong government which supressed local meetings
Struggled due to divided leaders.
Economy would stable and they lost support
Was the Chartist movement a failure in the long term?
No as 5 of the 6 aims were passed and it was seen as a great success
What is a pressure group?
A group with a single issue which they want to achieve
Who led the abolition of slavery?
Thomas Clarkson
Who was Thomas Clarkson?
A man who travelled 1000s of miles collecting evidence of how poor slavery was
What did Thomas Clarkson and Granville Sharp set up?
Society for the Abolition of Slave Trade
How many petitions were presented to parliament?
103
How many names did the Manchester petition have?
100,000 - 20% of adult Populus
What did Olaudah Equiano do to help the abolition of slavery?
Wrote a book about the hardships and challenges he had faced
What was the Anti-Corn laws?
A law which placed tax on imported corn
Who benefited from the Corn Laws?
Landowners and Farmers
What was set up to pressurise the government to repeal the corn laws?
Anti Corn Law league
What helped determine the support of the Anti Corn League?
Whether or not the harvests were good
When were the Corn Laws repealed?
1846
When was the abolition of the slave trade pass by parliament?
1807
When was slavery abolished across the Empire?
1833
What did John Bright do?
Founded the Anti-Corn Law league
Who was William Wilberforce and what did he do?
MP, held meetings and pushed for the abolition of slavery
Who was Thomas Clarkson and what did he do?
Collected info on slavery and conditions, produced drawings of slave ships
Who was Granville Sharp and what did he do?
Supported cases of black enslaved people, Won the case for Jonathan Strong, and brought the Zong ship to justice
What happened on the Zong ship?
Threw 133 slaves overboard
